Madagascar
Global Child Index — Beta v1.1
Score
55.2 / 100
Rank
#167
Data coverage
94%
Domain scores
Health & Nutrition
72.0
Education
69.3
Poverty & Water
26.4
Adolescent & Digital
27.2
Protection
67.5
Environment & Exposure
44.8
Indicators
| Indicator | Value | Year | Score / 100 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under-5 mortality rate | 62.40 | 2024 | 75.0 | UN IGME via World Bank |
| Stunting prevalence (under-5) | 39.80 | 2021 | 60.2 | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank JME via World Bank |
| Immunization, DTP3 | 60.00 | 2024 | 60.0 | WHO/UNICEF (WUENIC) via World Bank |
| Wasting prevalence (under-5) | 7.20 | 2021 | 92.8 | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank JME via World Bank |
| Primary school enrolment (net) | 95.60 | 2018 | 95.6 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Secondary school enrolment (net) | 29.85 | 2018 | 29.8 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Youth literacy rate (15–24) | 82.38 | 2021 | 82.4 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Poverty headcount ($2.15/day) | 69.20 | 2021 | 30.8 | World Bank |
| Safely managed drinking water | 22.06 | 2024 | 22.1 | WHO/UNICEF JMP via World Bank |
| Adolescent fertility rate | 128.69 | 2024 | 35.7 | UN Population Division via World Bank |
| Individuals using the internet | 18.68 | 2024 | 18.7 | ITU via World Bank |
| Birth registration completeness | 73.80 | 2021 | 73.8 | UNICEF via World Bank |
| Married by age 18 | 38.80 | 2021 | 61.2 | UNICEF via World Bank |
| PM2.5 air pollution exposure | 12.39 | 2023 | 87.6 | GBD/IHME via World Bank |
| Access to clean cooking fuels | 2.00 | 2024 | 2.0 | WHO via World Bank |
Why this moved — Index v1.0 → v1.1
Score changed from 50.0 (v1.0) to 55.2 (v1.1) when the Index expanded on 21 Oct 2026. Decomposed honestly:
- Methodology effect +5.1 — the indicator set grew from 9 to 16 (adding Protection and Environment & Exposure). This part of the change says something about the ruler, not about Madagascar.
- Data effect +0.0 — revised or newer values on the original v1.0 indicators. This is the part that reflects change in Madagascar itself.
Its rank moved from #160 to #167; rank movement between versions also reflects the larger ranked set and other countries’ new-indicator scores, so it is not, by itself, evidence of change in this country. The v1.0 table is kept in the v1.0 archive.